The Tecla is currently in Istanbul, in a marina. Today they will get their festival berth and with the class A vessels arriving as well, the festival can start!
The race was a short one, but it was another succes for the Tecla! ONE AND ONE AGAIN!!!
They are very happy with the result and are now hoping to be able to keep this up!
--------------------------------
De Tecla ligt momenteel in Istanbul in een jachthaven. Vandaag krijgen zijn hun festival plek in de stad en met de aankomst van de A klasse schepen kan het festival echt van start gaan!
De race was slechts kort, maar wel een groot succes! WEDEROM EERSTE EN EERSTE!!
donderdag, mei 27, 2010
maandag, mei 24, 2010
vrijdag, mei 21, 2010
tecla in light winds
Few pictures of the Tecla during the Parade of Sail in Volos. I think this is what most photos during this week would have looked like.. no winds... ;)
Victory in Varna
The Tecla is currently in Varna, Bulgaria. They finished the race yesterday and won! Not only did they win in their own class, they also won OVERALL!!!
After a lot of wind shifts, no wind and shifting winds again they sailed over the finish line and are now docked in the harbor. In a day or so I will post some pictures of the harbor and their trip.
De Tecla is momenteel in Varna, Bulgarije. Ze zijn gisteren gefinished en hebben gewonnen!! Niet alleen zijn zij eerste in hun klasse, maar ook de over all overwinning hebben zij te pakken!
Na heel veel draaiende winden, geen wind en dan weer draaiende winden zijn zij toch bij de finish aangekomen en liggen zij nu in de haven. Zodra ik foto's ontvang zal ik ze online zetten!
After a lot of wind shifts, no wind and shifting winds again they sailed over the finish line and are now docked in the harbor. In a day or so I will post some pictures of the harbor and their trip.
De Tecla is momenteel in Varna, Bulgarije. Ze zijn gisteren gefinished en hebben gewonnen!! Niet alleen zijn zij eerste in hun klasse, maar ook de over all overwinning hebben zij te pakken!
Na heel veel draaiende winden, geen wind en dan weer draaiende winden zijn zij toch bij de finish aangekomen en liggen zij nu in de haven. Zodra ik foto's ontvang zal ik ze online zetten!
donderdag, mei 20, 2010
19 May 2010 42 06.7 N 29 10.6 E
Het is een grijze morge. Afgelopen nacht hadden we regen, maar nu komt de zon weer door. Gisteren toen we langs Istanbul voeren was het ook grijs, maar de stad zelf lag in de zon. De Europeze cultuur hoofdstad 2010, wat een mooi gezicht, geweldige stad tegen de berg, gebouwd met hele mooie gebouwen. De moskees en kastelen lagen glinsterend in de zon. En naast al het oude, de nieuwe gebouwen gemaakt van glas met groene parkjes ertussen. In parade vorm voeren wij door de Bosphorus tot we in de Zwarte zee kwamen. In de zwarte zee zijn we om 15:00 uur gestart met het tweede gedeelte van de race naar Varna.
Tijdens de start hadden wj een Noord Oostelijk windje, en soms Zuid West.. Het duurde even maar uiteindelijk kwam iedereen over de startlijn. Weinig wind betekend ook weinig golven en dit was geweldig voor de Tecla. We konden de voorste schepen in ieder geval bijhouden! En dus kregen wij bij het eerste schema te horen dat we eerste in onze klasse zijn EN eerste overall!
Na veel veranderingen in wind werd het toch Noord West, niet zo goed voor ons en de Mir, die naast ons lag. We hoopten wel goede wind te hebben om het waypoint te bereiken, maar nu is de wind er helemaal uit..
We gaan 0,3 knopen. We verwachten wel wat meer wind, maar nu lijkt het of we het waypoint nooit gaan halen, nog 21 mijl op 330 graden.. ik laat het morgen wel weten!
Groeten Jannette
It was a grey morning. Last night it was raining. Now the sun is shinning.
Yesterday was grey also, but sometimes the sun came through the clouds and was shinning over Istanbul, Europe capital of culture 2010. It is amazing to see such a big city laying against a mountain, full of the most beautiful buildings. All the mosques and palaces, with golden points, glittering in the sun, on top of the roofs. Next to it, the very new high buildings, with lots of glass and in between, green parks. We went in parade all the way through Bosporus, till the black sea. And there we started, at 15.00 UTC, the second leg of the race to Varna.
The start was with a NE breeze. And sometimes a SW one......The starting ship was moving sometimes a little bit, but everybody got over the starting line at the end. The little breeze was kind to the Tecla. Without swell it went quiet good. We where able to keep up with the first ones. Till this morning, after a lot of tacking, gypping and topsail changing it went good, so good, that after the schedule we heard that we where 1 and 1. Also that the other leg had a better result then we had till now, 1 in class and 3 overall.
Then after a lot of wind changes, there is a NW-ly wind. Not to good for us and the Mir, who lays next to us. first it seemed good to go to the second way point, but this afternoon the wind disappeared completely, and just now, as I am writing this logbook, the wind is going where it should have been all the time, SW, not a lot, but perhaps, if it stays, and gets more a little bit (we are doing 0.3 knots at the moment) we will ever be able to leave way point 2 on our starboard site, just 21.5 miles, on 330 degrees. I hope to tell you tomorrow.
Greetings Jannette
Tijdens de start hadden wj een Noord Oostelijk windje, en soms Zuid West.. Het duurde even maar uiteindelijk kwam iedereen over de startlijn. Weinig wind betekend ook weinig golven en dit was geweldig voor de Tecla. We konden de voorste schepen in ieder geval bijhouden! En dus kregen wij bij het eerste schema te horen dat we eerste in onze klasse zijn EN eerste overall!
Na veel veranderingen in wind werd het toch Noord West, niet zo goed voor ons en de Mir, die naast ons lag. We hoopten wel goede wind te hebben om het waypoint te bereiken, maar nu is de wind er helemaal uit..
We gaan 0,3 knopen. We verwachten wel wat meer wind, maar nu lijkt het of we het waypoint nooit gaan halen, nog 21 mijl op 330 graden.. ik laat het morgen wel weten!
Groeten Jannette
It was a grey morning. Last night it was raining. Now the sun is shinning.
Yesterday was grey also, but sometimes the sun came through the clouds and was shinning over Istanbul, Europe capital of culture 2010. It is amazing to see such a big city laying against a mountain, full of the most beautiful buildings. All the mosques and palaces, with golden points, glittering in the sun, on top of the roofs. Next to it, the very new high buildings, with lots of glass and in between, green parks. We went in parade all the way through Bosporus, till the black sea. And there we started, at 15.00 UTC, the second leg of the race to Varna.
The start was with a NE breeze. And sometimes a SW one......The starting ship was moving sometimes a little bit, but everybody got over the starting line at the end. The little breeze was kind to the Tecla. Without swell it went quiet good. We where able to keep up with the first ones. Till this morning, after a lot of tacking, gypping and topsail changing it went good, so good, that after the schedule we heard that we where 1 and 1. Also that the other leg had a better result then we had till now, 1 in class and 3 overall.
Then after a lot of wind changes, there is a NW-ly wind. Not to good for us and the Mir, who lays next to us. first it seemed good to go to the second way point, but this afternoon the wind disappeared completely, and just now, as I am writing this logbook, the wind is going where it should have been all the time, SW, not a lot, but perhaps, if it stays, and gets more a little bit (we are doing 0.3 knots at the moment) we will ever be able to leave way point 2 on our starboard site, just 21.5 miles, on 330 degrees. I hope to tell you tomorrow.
Greetings Jannette
maandag, mei 17, 2010
40 41.143 N 27 50.633 E Marmara Sea 16 May 2010
Sorry for all who where waiting for news of the Tecla and her crew. Our radio had a lot of trouble lately to get our e-mails in the air. I hope that from now on, it will be possible to send news more often.
We finished the first leg of the race from Volos to Varna. A race with almost no wind on the first day. The start was delayed three times. At the start there was a nice breeze, but it did not stay for many hours. The first night was more or less totally without wind. Also was the wind from all sites, many boats stayed close to each other. Just a few took the nice breeze to disappear at the horizon. No wind is very hard for a crew, you try to find a breeze, you tack and gyp, close to the wind.... with the wind, the current takes the ship for a dance and before you know it, she makes a round. Then there is a little breeze, the speed goes up, you are happy to see 3.5 knots on the GPS, till it drops again and the frustration attacks you, will we ever be able to do these (only) 150 miles in three days by sail? And then, when the first ships announce their finishing time, there is a breeze that stays and grows to a real wind, force 5 to 6.
We lower the top-sails, the big jib stays on, it is a too good puller to lower, even if we think it is a little bit too much. We start leaving ships behind us and take over, others. We are sailing again, everybody on board is enthusiastic, most skip their 6 hours of sleep, with only 5 trainees onboard and three crew, we are tiered, but every body is in the winning mood again. Speed 8.9 knots, we can smell the finishing line.
At 23 56 51 UTC we finish, just before the wind drops down again. We lower the jib and set the smaller one, the wind picks up again and turns against us. The weather forecast, says: gales coming up. We enter the Marmara sea, start the engine, head winds, and on the Sea of Marmara, in a bay, we drop anchor, have a beer or wine, start the anchor watch, have a good sleep and a late breakfast, the wind is SW 7, the sun is shining, and race control gives the race results. We are number one in our class, we are happy!
Greetings Jannette
We finished the first leg of the race from Volos to Varna. A race with almost no wind on the first day. The start was delayed three times. At the start there was a nice breeze, but it did not stay for many hours. The first night was more or less totally without wind. Also was the wind from all sites, many boats stayed close to each other. Just a few took the nice breeze to disappear at the horizon. No wind is very hard for a crew, you try to find a breeze, you tack and gyp, close to the wind.... with the wind, the current takes the ship for a dance and before you know it, she makes a round. Then there is a little breeze, the speed goes up, you are happy to see 3.5 knots on the GPS, till it drops again and the frustration attacks you, will we ever be able to do these (only) 150 miles in three days by sail? And then, when the first ships announce their finishing time, there is a breeze that stays and grows to a real wind, force 5 to 6.
We lower the top-sails, the big jib stays on, it is a too good puller to lower, even if we think it is a little bit too much. We start leaving ships behind us and take over, others. We are sailing again, everybody on board is enthusiastic, most skip their 6 hours of sleep, with only 5 trainees onboard and three crew, we are tiered, but every body is in the winning mood again. Speed 8.9 knots, we can smell the finishing line.
At 23 56 51 UTC we finish, just before the wind drops down again. We lower the jib and set the smaller one, the wind picks up again and turns against us. The weather forecast, says: gales coming up. We enter the Marmara sea, start the engine, head winds, and on the Sea of Marmara, in a bay, we drop anchor, have a beer or wine, start the anchor watch, have a good sleep and a late breakfast, the wind is SW 7, the sun is shining, and race control gives the race results. We are number one in our class, we are happy!
Greetings Jannette
woensdag, mei 05, 2010
Some pictures from the Tecla in Greece
.JPG)
Porto Kayio
Porto Kayio
Metthoni
Levkas
Fiskardho
The Tecla is still on her way. She is heading for Volos where she will arrive tomorrow or the day after that. In Volos the new group will come on board on the 11th. Tall Ship Tenasious is already in the harbour.
Abonneren op:
Posts (Atom)
